nano day #29

[kittylefish]

first of all, congratulations to my friends who've won nano so far or are on the brink.  very impressive.  *blows noisemaker*  *tosses confetti

Comments

[karelia]

You did well! I don't think that most people who attempt NaNo just plod on until it's done. In fact, I'm pretty sure that the vast majority drops out within the first week. To put it further into perspective: it is pretty well known by now that agents and publishers alike absolutely dread December and January because that's when the slush pile rises to epic proportions with no hope of finding a decent manuscript worth pursuing, so my guess would be a lot of NaNo winners only do it because they want the glory of being a published author without doing the homework first. A percentage of participants uses NaNo to write fanfic or to complete a WIP. So, yeah, for someone who takes writing serious, your word count ain't half-bad, and it served to prove you that you can pour out a consistent word count over a given period of time, and that is a great thing to know

[kittylefish]

thank you for giving me this perspective on it. i guess i did do better than most, and it has served its purpose of giving me a structure within which to explore my extremely vague idea, which is now a bit less vague.

i suppose having a pretty clear idea of what you are planning to write is a big help when trying to come up with that large an output. lol. i'm very happy that you did so well with it - it is particularly inspiring since i know that was not your expectation going in. :D

*hugs*

[mimimanderly]

Well, I think you did great, for what it's worth! The word count they ask you to strive for may be fine for people who don't have other things to do as well as write, but it is a little extreme for most of us. Especially is one doesn't have a clue as to where the story is going. Maybe now that the pressure is off, you have at least come out of this with the good habit of doing some daily writing? It is said that it takes several weeks for something to develop into a habit, so if you came away from this challenge with THAT alone, it was a worthwhile endeavor! Be proud of yourself! You deserve it!

[kittylefish]

thank you, darling mimi. i had been doing the 5 for five for a while, where you try to write a minimum of 500 words 5 days a week, and had been pretty consistent with it recently as training for nano. :D i shall resume that personal challenge. maybe by the end of december, i'll actually have a clearer idea where this thing is going. lol.

[kelly_h80]

You know what I still am going to congratulate you on the accomplishment of making 24,000 words. And just because November is over it doesn't mean that your book doesn't get done, it just means now you can take your take at write at your own pace.

[kittylefish]

thanks, kelly. yeah, 25,000 (which it is now) is still an accomplishment. and i will keep working on it, just without that little window in which to enter my word count. :D